When I have been in mainland Europe, in areas such as France or Belgium, a lot of the shops say they're open "7/7".
The latter 7 presumably means 'every day' like in 24/7, but what about the other 7? ...

When I travel for work I often rely on shopping in the tax-free area of an airport for buying gifts. This has lead to disappointment in the past. Airports like San Francisco, Orlando and Berlin Tegel ...

Often times when I'm traveling I like to get a few souvenirs from whatever destination I'm visiting — a two-story bus from London, a miniature Eiffel-tower from Paris, a magnet, a mug, a T-shirt, etc. ...

I'm visiting LA from London (so don't know the city particularly well), and am flying out of LAX airport later this evening. My suitcase is broken, and I don't have time to shop in the city for a new ...

I have personal experience about Finland, but I've heard that this applies also in another countries.
If you are a passenger and going to domestic flight, you cannot do shopping in tax free shops in ...

I just arrived in Ankara today, and I decided to buy an iPod, I had been planning to buy one and this time I really needed one. I Googled "apple store ankara" and found some place on Maps which turned ...

I have heard of these so-called 'share shops' in the Netherlands whereby for a small contribution of an item (not specified), you are able to join a library and borrow, for a short time, an item you ...

What is the best place to buy reindeer meat in Helsinki?
Is this something you best from a specialized shop (if yes, where?) or is it something you can just pick up at any supermarket. Are there any ...

I'm looking for some good protein powders with good protein/total-weight ratio, something they might be making/selling from USA. Are there any stores that sell the genuine stuff for less than double ...

It is always fun to visit flea markets when travelling. What are the major options for doing this in the New York City area? We may consider travelling (preferrably by public transportation) around an ...

I am from Kerala, India.
I am going to Poland (Krakow) next week for long term stay.
In our style of cooking, pressure cookers and powerful mixer grinders (for grinding rice, red chillies etc, not for ...

For some reason, unsupported by any scientific evidence, I convinced myself that musical instruments prices in Eastern Europe are lower than in other European countries such as France, Germany, Italy, ...

A friend told me that it is better to buy perfumes and/or cologne in Europe as opposed to the United States.
Her reasoning is that perfume/cologne that is sold in the US is water-based and contains ...

I'm currently on the bus to Heathrow, on my way to Hong Kong, and when I went to plug my laptop in I discovered I'd rather carelessly left my laptop power adapter at home! It's too late to go back and ...

Does anyone know whether I can buy a phone on google Play in the US and use in the UK?
I live in the UK, but will be visiting the US in the next couple of weeks, so thought I could buy the new Google ...

On a recent trip to San Francisco it was always a surprise to see what to pay in stores. It was never as simple as just adding all the published prizes. There was always a surplus of taxes. Sometimes ...

This might sound like a weird(ly specific) request. (Details edited out; see edit history if curious.)
I need to move as soon as possible to somewhere in California, preferably southern California, ...

In which hours are the groceries opened during weekend in Vienna?
I will arrive there Saturday before noon, I'd like to know if I should take the food for 2 days with me, or can I expect to buy some ...

I like to buy books in every language I can when I travel so I'd like to pick up some literature in Malaysian.
Yesterday I found an enormous Kinokuniya bookshop but was puzzled to find it sold books ...

I'm planning to hitchhike Singapore or Kuala Lumpur to Taiwan in a couple of weeks and I expect to sleep outside sometimes.
I've never been to this part of the world before but I've noticed that in ...

I just booked a ticket with a stop in Beijing. On my way back I will arrive in Beijing at 11:30 (Sunday), but my flight to UK is scheduled at 1:30 (Monday), more or less 14 hours. So I was thinking ...